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ESC/APE

ESC/APE is a first-person, physics-based combat game starring Abe, a genetically enhanced ape. Slide, ground pound, and throw your way through brutal trials to prove you’re the apex specimen and finally break free from the lab that caged you.

99%
of 78 reviews
Free
Released: Oct 8, 2025  •  Developer: Vancouver Film School  •  Publisher: Vancouver Film School

The Developer Says...

**A student team project designed to deliver a ~10 minute experience.

ESC/APE throws you into the role of Abe, a genetically enhanced ape bred for combat and locked away in a sterile testing facility. After a lifetime of experiments, you’re finally given a chance to prove your worth, and the chance to break free!

Master momentum and raw power in fast-paced, physics-driven combat. Slide under hazards, ground pound enemies into the floor, and hurl objects; or your foes themselves, into walls with bone-crushing force. Every movement is a weapon, and every trial pushes your abilities to the limit.

Will you be just another specimen in the lab’s endless experiments, or the first to shatter its walls and escape?

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99%

Overwhelmingly Positive

Based on 78 reviews


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